Charles bazel glover



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

0.3. GLOVER'. INSECT POWDER DUSTER.

No. 401,941 Patented Apr. 23, 1889 I UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES BAZEL GLOVER, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO 8 WILLIAM OWEN ELLIS, OF SAME PLAOE.

INSECT-POWDER DUSTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 401,941, dated April 23, 1889.

Application filed June 25,1888. Serial No. 278,197. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: circumference than the wheel to which it is Beit known that LCHARLES BAZEL GLOVER, attached, and is connected to said wheel in a citizen of the United States, residing at any suitable manner, so as to rotate therewith. Houston, in the county of Harris and State of In the drawings I show staples b strapping Texas, have invented a new and useful Imthe spokes of the wheel B, the points of said provement in Insect-Exterminators, of which staples being driven into the pulley B Rearthe following is a specification. ward of the axle and reaching across the My lnventlon relates to machines for distruck from, each side beam, at, is a transverse tributlng polsonous powder over fields. bar, a provided with a j ournal-boX, 4, and a 10 In carrying out myobject I provide atruck is the back cross-beam of the truck-frame, 6o

' mounted upon wheels, to the rear end of which provided with a journal-box, 5, in alignment is adjusted a Sifter that, as the machine is prowith the journal-box on the bar a Mounted gressing, will have lateral reciprocating mowithin the journals of the beams a a and tion imparted thereto and eject powder extending therefrom lengthwise of the truck I5 through an attached meshed screen. is a short shaft, C,which carries at its rear Although the general description of my inend a rotatable disk-wheel, 0, having on its vention is confined to its employment as an forward side ahub, c',that serves as a pulley. insect-exterminator, I do not desire to limit Upon the rear face of said disk-wheel c and myself to its use to such purpose, as it is eccentricallyattached thereto is an outwardly- 20 equally adaptable for spreading fertilizingextending short stud or pin, 0 The side 7o powders and for distribution of seed. beams of the frame of the truck carry short My invention consists of the mechanical beams a rearwardly extending therefrom, devices hereinafter fully described, and in which support the distributing devices, as combinations thereof, as illustrated in the hereinafter pointed out.

2 5 drawings, and specifically pointed out in the D is a metal plate fastened at one Side outclaims. wardly to the rear end of the truck-frame.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, -It has upper and lower overturned flanges d d, wherein like letters of reference point out each having an orifice to receive the ends of similar parts on each figure, Figurel is aside the vertical rod or axle (Z, upon which are 3 elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a top loosely mounted two small pulleys, d (1 plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is arear view of the E is a block forward of the plate D, fastmachine, partly broken away. Fig. 4 is a deened to the extension-beam a at the operatail View, on an enlarged scale, of one of the tive side of the machine. Upon said block, hoppers, part of the movable screen, and their and movable thereupon vertically, is a bar,

3 5 attachments. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the E, hooked over at its lower end, said hooked pulley-bearing plate attached to the operative end carrying a small pulley, e, journaled to side of the truck. revolve within said hooked end, as plainly In the drawings, A represents the truck; a, seen in the drawings. The barE is movable up its side beams; a, the tongue-for attachment and down upon the block E by reason of it be- '10 of whiffietree, or any suitable draft device. ing loosely connected thereto by a staple, e.

' 1 represents a platform forward of the Said bar at its upper end is pivotally contruck,-upon which isfastenedabox, 2, for connected to the rear end of a brake-lever, F, taining a supply of the material to be diswhich is forked at f to receive said bar E. tributed. Said box has a hinged cover, 3, The lever is pivoted at 6 to a short upright, '7,

45 which serves as a drivers seat. firmly fastened to the side of the truck. 5

B B are truck-wheels journaled at opposite Forward of said upright 7 and attached to sides of the machine upon an arched axle, B. the same beam, a, is a short guide-post, 8, Upon the inner side of one wheel B is apulley, which, as the lever is moved on its pivot, pre- B having a grooved periphery, for a purpose vents it being drawn laterally from its true 50 presently set forth. Said pulley is of smaller line. The lever is adapted to be operated by the driver, and for this purpose has fastened thereto a chain or cord, 9. Said chain is carried through a sheave or staple, 10, and is from thence led up to the drivers seat, which is provided with a hook, as 11, a cleat, or any suitable fastening device. The function of the pivoted lever is to move vertically the bar E, and with it the pulley journaled within its hooked end, and to maintain said pulley and its connections in position, for it is only when. said pulley is at a proper elevation that the working parts of the machine can be brought into operation. Secured at the top of the projections a, and at right angles thereto, at the rear of the machine, at a suitable distance apart, are two transverse beams, G, the intermediate space forming an open way or channel for passage of the sifter. Said Sifter consists of an elongated box, ll, having on each side the full length thereof outwardly-extending cleats it, which, respectively, rest upon a beam, G, which thereby forms a track upon which said cleats h traverse laterally to and fro when motion is imparted to the machine. The Sifter-box ll is preferably composed of metal, having closed sides and a foraminous bottom, 7i. At suitable distances upon said bottom are imperforated panels 71 which panels, when brought into coincidence with the open end of the V hopper-spouts, serve as closures and stop direct outflow of material fed therefrom. The sifter H has a top or covering, 7L3, having ports or openings 71%, within each of which extends an eduction-duct or hopper-spout, 17,

' through which flows into the box H the ma terial to be spread over the field.

K represents stationary hoppers supported in position by straps 7c, fastened at one end to said hoppers and at the opposite end to a beam, G. Across the inside of each of said hoppers, and resting within apertures at opposite sides of the mouth thereof, is a rod, 12, terminating outwardly on one side in a hook, 13. Each of said hooks is in turn connected to a wire, 14, lengthwise of the sifter-box and intermediately of its length secured to a pin or staple, as 15, upon the forward cleat 71 About the middle of the length of each rod 12 is twisted a short length of metal wire or band having free lengths thereof extending radially from said rod to form stirring-arms 16. It is manifest that as the box. ll. is caused to move transversely within the beams G the effect will be to turn the rods 12, with their attached arms 16, and thereby to agitate the contents of the respective hoppers and keep the same from being agglomerated. Each hopper K has an eduction-spout, 17, extendiug veitically therefrom down to and within the open box ll, but not the full depth thereof. Each hopper K has its spout 17 provided with a trap-cover (see detail to Fig. 4) adjusted to slide laterally through openings on opposite sides near the lower ends of said hoppers and above each spout, whereby each of said spouts can be independently opened or closed. The trap-covers consist of a flat bifurcated strip, 18, having pivoted between the openings of the fork a tongue, 19, which can be swung 011 its pivot, thus causing its end over the spout to drop obliquely therein and uncover said spout. Each of the hopper-spouts is supplied with an independent sliding trap-cover. It will be manifest that when said cover is wholly withdrawn from the top of the respective spouts, the whole contents of the hopper will be free to descend through its special spout into and within the Sifter-box. It may be, however, desired while the hopper is closed to discharge from time to time a limited supply from one or more of said hoppers, and then to immediately arrest the outflow. For this purpose said covers are provided with a pivoted tongue or trap, 19, which can be temporarily tipped by hand, and when released will recover its horizontal position between the bifurcated strip 18. To the under side of the bottom of the Sifter-box H, and fastened by a staple or pin thereon, is a short pit-man-rod, 20, its opposite end having an eye, 21, which takes onto the stud c of the disk-wheel c. As before set forth, said pin is located eccentric to the center of said disk. It will be readily understood that as said disk is caused to rotate it will carry said rod with it, and thereby impart reciprocal transverse motion to the sifter H.

L is an endless band. It surrounds the pulley 13. From thence the lower length of said band falls into the peripheral groove of the pulley e, journaledbetween the hooked end of the vertical bar E. The hand then takes into the grooved peripheries of the pulleys (1 C1 and is then led rearward of the machine, and is finally looped over the hub c of the disk 0.

From the foregoing description, in connee- I tion with the drawings, of the machine its nature and object and its operation will be readily understood by all familiar with the art to which my invention is allied. Its operation may be thus described:

The various members of the device being mounted on the truck, as fully illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the driver is seated on the box upon the platform. He then depresses the lever F, thereby drawing up the bar E, and with it the pulley within its hooked end. This has the elfeet of drawing taut the band L. V hen the machine is drawn forwardly, the pulley B will rotate with the wheel B, to which it is attached, carrying the band L, which will turn the shaft C, and with it its disk 0. This will operate the pitman-rod 20, and impart lateral reciprocal motion to the sifter-box ll. The material to be spread over the field is, previous to starting, emptied into the respective hoppers, and will descend into the sitter-box through an eduction-spout when the tongue 19 of the slide 18 is tilted. As the box ll moves to and fro laterally, it will carry with it the wire 14, which in turn will oscillate the respective wires 12, and the arms 16 thereon will stir up and agitate the contents of each hopper, thus preventing said contents follows: For some purposes it may be requi- Patent, is

site to spread only a certain character of material onto the field. In such case only the hopper or hoppers containing that special substance will have the slide or slides withdrawn. Another of the hoppers may be fed with adifferent material, which it may be desired only for some purposes to intermingle with the outflow from one or the other hoppers. I It is manifest that by opening'or closing individual hoppers the eduction of the separate contents can be controlled, and a special material or an intermingled compound be fed; into the box H, to be sifted therethrough, as occasion may require, at such times and in such quantities as may be neccssary for the field under treatment. I consider this an important'feature of the inven tion, very useful in spreading some classes of fertilizers, certain qualities of poisonous compounds, and in sowing special or intermingled seed. 7

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim,- and desire to secure by Letters 1. A'device for spreading insect-exterminating powder or distributing other material over a field, mounted on wheels, having on rearward extensions of the truck frame a transverse sifting-box provided with a foraminous bottom, said box having side cleats resting upon beams, extending crosswise of the truck, and adapted-to move to and fro between said beams, in combination with hoppers having eduction-spouts passing through ports in the top of the box into and within the sifterbox; substantially as described.

2. In a device for spreading material overa field, mounted upon a propellable truck, to one traction-wheel of which is attached a pullcy, 13*, adapted to turn with said wheel, in combination with revoluble shaft 0, journaled between beams a a crossing the truckframe, said shaft having at its rear end a disk-wheel, 0, provided with an extensionstud, 0 said wheel B and shaft 0 geared to rotate at right angles to each other by operative band L, which band intermediately of said shaft and wheel takes onto the grooved peripheries of guide-pulleys d d journaled between upper and lower flanges d (l of a metal plate, D, connected to the rear end of one side of the truck-frame, substantially as described.

3. In a device for spreading material over a field, having at one of its sides a lever, F, pivoted about midway of its length at 6 to a post uprising from the side of the truck, the forward end of said lever taking onto a fastening device, 10, and having pivoted to its rear end a vertical bar, E, within the lower hooked end of which is journaled a pulley, 6, all in combination with the gearing of the machine, said gear adapted to be tightened by depression of said lever and released from tension by elevation thereof, substantially as described.

4. In a device for spreading material over a field, the sitter-box H, adjusted to reciproeatingly move transversely across the rear of a propellable truck-frame, said frame having hoppers K, having eduction-spouts extending through port-holes at the top of said box, and having within the mouth of each hopper oscillating stirrer-arms radiating from rods 12, extending within and across each hopper, one end of each rod 12 reaching through one side of each hopper and having a terminal hook, 13, in combination with wire 14, one end of which takes into said hook 13 and the opposite end firmly adjusted to a side, it, of the sitter-box H, whereby, as said box has motion imparted thereto, the stirrer-arms 16 will agitate the contents of each hopper, as and for the. purpose intended, substantially as described.

5. In a device for spreading material over a field, having rearwardly of a propellable truck a sitter, H, movable transversely on said truck, provided with feed-hoppers K, the trap-cover shown and described, consisting of a bifurcated strip, 18, having pivoted within its forked opening a tongue, 19, in combination with said hoppers K and sifter H, as and for the purpose intended, substantially as described.

6. In a machine for distributing material over a field, provided with a sifter-box, H, the rotatable disk 0, having a forward hub, 0, extended upon the rear end of a rotatable shaft, 0, in combination with pitman-rod 20, one end of which is pivoted to a stud, 0 extending outwardly from the disk 0 and eccentric f romthe center of said disk, the opposite end of said pitman being attached to the bottom of the sifter-box H, whereby, when the shaft 0 is rotated, said box will be reciprocatingly moved transversely across the truckframe, substantially as described.

CHARLES BAZEL GLOVER.

Witnesses:

- E. M. DUNBAR,

M. KAT MANN. 

